We Take Ourselves With Us

We saved the most dangerous adventure for our last day, when it didn't matter so much if Ned and the kids lost limbs: swimming with the sharks!  I passed on this--not because of the sharks: I swim with those every day--because every other line on the website was a version of the following: "If you tend toward seasickness, you WILL get sick on this trip."  So, Pasadena. I dropped the rest of the family off at the boat launch on the North Shore, and we said our possible last goodbyes. Then, with a heavy heart and empty stomach, I set off for breakfast.  On the way to my actual destination (through my worry, I had managed to Google several options), I saw a roadside sign for an organic farm dotted with kicky striped umbrellas and pulled over. The view was gorgeous, the fresh breakfast was yummy, and for quite some time, it was just me and the glowing supermodel who was running the register (seriously, I think I need to start juice fasting because all of th...

We arrived back in Oahu early in the morning and said goodbye to the Pride of America.  To take advantage of considerable savings on our airfare, we were staying another night on the island, so we headed back to the good old Doubletree, only to find out that we were not alone.  Rubiks Cubes, baby!! After looking at our flight plans, I decided to book an extra night at Rubiks Cube world headquarters because our plane wouldn't be taking off until about midnight the next day.  Checking out twelve hours before that didn't make a lot of sense.  (It turned out to be a very good idea.) After dropping our bags, we made a slow drive to our next adventure, stopping along the way to pick up lunch and admire another bright, gorgeous Hawaii day. Ned and the kids went parasailing, while I sat on the beach, reading. But, that was not enough adventure for the Kress-Davis family--half the day was still left! In researching things to do on Oahu, one un...